On this day, October 10, 1942, children’s book illustrator and author James Marshall born San Antonio, Texas. After studies at the New England Conservatory of Music and at the Southern Connecticut State College, Marshall began working as a free-lance author and illustrator. His first ‘George and Martha’ book was published in 1972. He also wrote a

On this day, October 9, 1909, medical artist and illustrator Henry M. Eichner was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Eicher created illustrations for medical and science texts and he also illustrated science fiction.

On this day, October 8, 1949, illustrator Richard Hescox was born in Pasadena, California. Hescox studied at The Art Center College of Design. His career has included working as a book cover artist, a production artist on Hollywood films and television projects, a background designer in animated cartoons, an advertising illustrator, and as a conceptual designer

On this day, October 7, 1966, illustrator Mortimer Flaum died in Flushing, Queens, New York. He worked for a time worked at the Rosenbaum Studios in New York. The art agency who used the initials R. S., created sheet music illustrations  and post cards images. Flaum spent his whole career in commercial and advertising art.

On this day, October 6, 1956, comic book artist and writer Kathleen Webb was born in Puyallup, Washington. Webb was one of the first female writers for Archie Comics. Webb has also illustrated some Barbie comics for Marvel.

On this day, October 5, 1928, author and illustrator Louise Fitzhugh was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Fitzhugh wrote and illustrated young adult and children’s literature. Her best-known book was Harriet the Spy published in 1963 which was awarded a New York Times Outstanding Book Award.

On this day, October 4, 1980, Maurice L. Bower died in New Jersey. Bower studied first at PennsylvaniaStateUniversity and then in Philadelphia at the School of Industrial Art. Bower worked for the Hearst Syndicate and then for the McCall Corp. in Paris. After the crash in 1929 he created illustrations for many of the major

On this day, October 3, 1924, cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman was born in Brooklyn, New York. Kurtzman was also the founding editor of Mad magazine and the creator of Little Annie Fanny cartoon stories for Playboy.

On this day, October 2, 1828, illustrator Alfred Waud born in London, England and studied at Somerset House and at the Royal Academy. Upon his arrival in the U. S., Waud went to work for Harper’s Weekly and was assigned to create illustrations covering the events of the Army of the Potomac. After the war, Waud

On this day, October 1, 1872, James Allen St. John was born in Chicago, Illinois.  The son of an artist, St. John studied in New York at the Art Students League and later in Paris. Back in Chicago St. John taught and created illustrations for the novels of Edgar Rick Burroughs.